Upholstery construction



Dec. 27, 1927.

1,654,171 C. R. HULTGREN UPHOLSTERY CONSTRUCTION m Filed Dec. 17. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 27, 1927.

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UNlTEosTATE-s PATENT' OFFICE..

CHARLES BQHULTGREN, F CEICAGQ, ILLINOIS, ABSIGNOR T0 B. KABPEN & ml., 0l GHICAGO, II'IANOIS, CGRPORATION 0F WEST 'VIMINIL UrnoLsrnnY oonsrnncrron. Application Med December 17, 1923. sertallo. 681,121. i

This invention relates particularly toW tudinal portion of the rod C is disposed spring construction employe in upholsteryv adjacent the outer portion ofthe end rings work; and the primary object is 'to provide 4. of the marginal rovv .of springs. 55

anv improved construction enabling uphol The edge-roll D is of flexible material stery to be provided wlth an improved and preferably several times the diameter oi spring edge in a simple and expeditious the marginal wire or rod C. The member manner at a small cost. l D preferably surmounts the'mar inal rod C.

The invention is illustrated in its pre The clips .E serve to secure t e edge-roll 60 erred embodiment in. the accompanying D and the marginal wire C together and Qdrawings, in which?- also to secure these members to the tops' of Fig.. 1 represents a broken plan view of the marginalrows oftsprings. These cli s an upholstered frame, portions of the u rpmay be stamped from sheet metal in t e holstery vfabric being removed 'to expose t 4form shown in Figi. 3. In this form, the o5 spring work; Fig. 2, abroken edge elevaclip comprises a bo y portion 7 provided at v1&5l tional view of the structure shown. in Fig.l each end portion with two short lateral arms l1; Fig. 3, a. plan View of a clip employed 7, and at an intermediatey portion with a f or connecting with the end rings of the short lateral arm 7b, 'opposite to which is a marginal' roll of upholstery springs, a marlong lateral 'arm 7. In applying the clip, 70 ginal wire and vflexible edge-roll of rela the arms 7a are bent downwardly and tively large diameter; Fig. 4, a broken lower clinched beneath the marginal wire andthe side view illustrating the connection between end 'ring 4, and the intermediate arm 7h is an end ringof one of the upholstery springs also clinched beneath the endvring 4. and the marginal lWire before the edge-roll After the marginal wire C has been ap- 75 has been secured in position; Fig. 5, a secplied, the edge-roll D is placed in position, tional view taken as `indicated atline 5 of and the end portions, in the construction Fig. l; and Fig. 6, an enlarged broken secillustrated, are secured, by tacks 8, to the end i 'tional view taken as indicated at line 6 of members 2 of the frame. Fig. 1. The long'arms "Ic of the clips are then so In the construction illustrated, A. lreprecurved upwardly and about the edge-roll, :o sents a frame upon. which is mounted rows -as illustrated in Fig. 5. Thus, the arms 7` ofupholstery sprin s B; C a marginal wire become, in eect, rings which embrace and disposed adjacent' tie outer portions of the. grip the edge-roll andhold it in a osition marginalv row of springs; D, an edge-roll 'surmountin the marginal wire lwhiche disposed adjacent said marginal wire; E, 'preferably 1s substantially tan entialetot'he v clips connecting said marginal wire, said rings of the marginal row, o springs.

edge-roll, and the end rings of the upholstery The cushion or covering F may be of any sprin and F, .a pad or cushion surmountsuitable form. In the illustration given it ing t e spring structure. j 4 comprises an envelope 9 filled with' suitable 90 In the illustration given, the frame A pad in material 10.such as cotton, moss, or i 4.0 comprises longitudinal members 1 end memhair. he envelope is provided with an in# bers 2, and cross rods 3, the latter supportnermarginal flap 11 and an outer marginal ing the upholstery springs in a well'known lap 12. The -inner flap is extended over. manner. f Y he edge-roll, or pad-roll D, and the fabric o The end ringslof thes rings'are suitably is caused to practically envelop the edge-f L tied together and to the ramev by means of roll, and is secured in position on the ed ties .5. The end members 2 ofl the frame, roll by a line of stitches 13. The free e ge in the illustration given,have their upper of the Hap 11 isV preferably securedfto t e ysurfaces disposed 'some distance above the `longitudina1 yframe l, as by means oftacks 10a uppewsurfaces of the` longitudinal frame 14. A suitable amount of cushion material, Y members 1. The'marginll wire or rod C is' or 'padding 15 is introduced between the eshown secured'tothe end member 2 of the aps 11 and 12,. this. padding preferably 1 frame by staples 6. The longibemgextendedover the edge-roll andalong the edge` of the spring structure. The free edge of the skirt or marginalap 12 is preferably secured to the bottom. of the frame 1, as vby means of tacks 16. Y

By means of the improved construction, itis possible to provide an upholstery spring structure with a spring edge which presents a strai ht and uniform lappearance. This may be one without tlieuse of highly skilled labor, and it may be done more eX- peditiously and more cheaply than has-heretofore been possible.

The-ed e-roll D may be pre-formed vof any suita le' material. It may comprise a rope of any suitable material, or, as infthe preferred construction, it may comprise a closely wound small roll of paper, or a roll formed by ltwisting a strip or strips of paper so as to form a member of practically circular cross section. l

The foregoing detailed description has 4'been given for clearance of understanding only and no unnecessary limitations should beunderstood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.rnv

What I, regard as new 'and desi-re to .se-

i cure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination of a frame, a row of upholstery springs mounted thereon, a marginal wire adjacentA the end-rings of said springs, an edge-roll adjacent said mar-A ginal wire, and clips securing said wire and edge-roll together and to said endrings, each of said clips having short arms clinched about an end-ring and t e marginal wire and having a long armrforming a ring encircling and gripping said edge-roll, said clips being disposed wholly at the outer portions of said end-rings and having connections with the end-rings only at saidouter portions.

.' 2. vThe combination, of a frame, a row of upholstery springs mounted thereon, a marginal wire adjacent the Aend-rings of said springs, an edge-roll adjacent and disposed 'above said marginal wire, and clipssecuring said wire and edge-roll together and to said I end-rings, each clip comprising a `metal strip having its end portions equipped with short arms clinched upon a marginal wire and an end-ring, and a central long arm forming a ri-ng encircling and gripping the adjacent portion of an end-ring and having short arms turned downwardly and clinched beneath the marginal wire and end-ring, an edge-roll disposed over the marginal wire an adjacent portions of the end-rings, and arms formed integrally with said clips and curved to embrace and grip the edge-roll superposed above the clips, said clips being vdisposed wholly at the outer portions of said end-rings and having connections with the end-rings only at said outer portions.

4. A clip adapted to be supported wholly on the outer portion of an end-ring and to support a marginal wire and a superposed edgeroll, Vcomprising a body-portion equipped with short arms adapted to be clinched about an end-rin of a spring and a marginal Wire disposed a jacent said'end-ring and equipped also with a long arm adapted to be clinched upon an edge-roll.

5. A clip adapted to be supported wholly on the outer portion of an end-ring and to support a marginal wire and a superposed edgeroll, comprising-a sheet-metal member having a. body-portion equipped at each end with oppositely extending short arms and equipped intermediately with a long arm.

6. AV sheet metal clip adapted to be s'upported wholly on the outer portion of an end-ring and to support a marginal wire and a superposed edge-roll, comprising a body portion equipped with two pairs of opposite y disposed short arms adapted to c clinched about the end-ring of a spring and the marginal wire disposed adjacent said end-ring, an intermediate short arm adapted to be clinched about said end-ring at a point where said ring abuts said marginal wire, and a long arm opposite said intermediate short arm adapted to support an edge-roll above said marginal wire.

CHARLES R. HULTGREN. 

